Ethiopia: ‘Special Police’ Execute 10

Source: Human Rights Watch

(Nairobi) – An Ethiopian government-backed paramilitary force summarily executed 10 men during a March 2012 operation in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region. Detailed information on the killings and other abuses by the force known as the “Liyu police” ...
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Memorial Day events in the Treasure Valley

Source: Idaho Statesman

Idaho Veterans Cemetery: Ceremony at 10 a.m. Attendees should park at the Optimist soccer field at Hill and Horseshoe Bend roads. Shuttle buses will begin bringing people to the cemetery at 8 a.m. Arrive e ...
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TV Review: Hatfields & McCoys Turns the Macho Code Inside Out

Source: Vulture

The three-part History Channel miniseries Hatfields ...
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Valley veterans share wartime stories

Source: Fresno Bee

Assigned to a fighter squadron, Hayes was in the Philippines in August 1945, preparing for the invasion of Japan: "I was in Manila Bay and I remember as far as the eye can see there were ships getting ready to go invade the ...
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North Andover honors memory of death march survivor

Source: The Eagle-Tribune | North Andover, MA

NORTH ANDOVER — An estimated 76,000 American and Filipino soldiers were forced to march 80 miles after they surrendered to Japanese forces at Bataan in May 1942. Denied food and water and shot, bayoneted o ...
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Ex-Marine, Carey student, 34, finds himself in textbook

Source: Hattiesburg American

You might think 34-year-old John Wiechmann is a little young to make the history books. But, when the William Carey University nursing student flipped open his "Civilizations Past ...
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Fort Myers tribute honors local heroes

Source: The News-Press

A former U.S. Army nurse on the eve of her 100th birthday was given a special honor Sunday at the Tribute to American Heroes in downtown Fort Myers. The event, on a hot but breezy late morning at Centennial Park, b ...
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Memorial Day events and holiday closings

Source: Duluth News Tribune

Ian Koosman, 15, of Hermantown places an American flag at the headstone of a service member at Sunrise Memorial Park in Hermantown in honor of Memorial Day. (2010 file / News Tribune) Sunrise Memorial Park in Hermantown will host its ...
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The Day Jeki Gave Me Hell!

Source: AllAfrica.com

I spent a sleepless night tossing in bed that day. I didn't believe it. How could Mother Nature be so cruel to me? Those fat bulls, plump cows, healthy heifers and nimble calves were no longer mine! They were n ...
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